Sec. 660.147. TRAINING SEMINARS. (a) To reduce travel expenditures, each state agency shall use interactive television, video conference technology, and telephone conferences to the greatest extent possible.
(b) A state agency may not pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense associated with a training seminar conducted by the agency for its employees unless the chief administrator of the agency or the administrator's designee certifies in the supporting documentation that the agency:
(1) does not possess interactive television or video conference facilities at the designated headquarters of the employees attending the seminar;
(2) cannot purchase or lease such facilities at a cost less than the total travel expenses associated with the seminar; and
(3) does not have access to another agency's facilities at the same location.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (S.B. 745), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Subchapter G. Special Travel Expense Provisions
Section 660.141. Reimbursement in Certain Circumstances Involving Lower Airfares
Section 660.142. Board Members
Section 660.143. Travel by Persons With Disabilities
Section 660.144. Death of State Employees
Section 660.145. Travel Expenses of Threatened State Employees and Their Families